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Artist: Unknown
Portrait Of King Edward VI (1537-1553) as Prince Of Wales, 16th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of King Edward VI (1537-1553) as Prince Of Wales, 16th Century English School - Oil on panel - circa 1547 Large 16th Century portrait of Edward VI as Prince Of Wales, oil on panel. Early and important portrait...
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16th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Rabbi in Prayer
Located in Surfside, FL
20th century Judaica realist oil portrait, synagogue interior.
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20th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mannerist Italian painter - 16th/17th figure painting - Madonna praying
Located in Varmo, IT
Umbrian-Roman Master (16th-17th century) - Praying Madonna. 84 x 58.5 cm without frame, 96 x 70.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in wooden frame (not signed). Cond...
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16th Century Mannerist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Return Of King Agamemnon, 16th Century Frans I FLORIS (1516-1570) Trojan War
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Return Of King Agamemnon, 16th Century circle of Frans I FLORIS (1516-1570) Large 16th Century Flemish Old Master depicting the return of King Agamemnon from the Trojan War, o...
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16th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Shepherd dog, oil painting on canvas early 20th c.
Located in Gavere, BE
Portrait of a Shepherd dog, oil painting on canvas early 20th c. Extra info about the painting : Title: Portrait of a Shepherd dog Materials : oil on canvas Signature: bottom le...
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1920s Other Art Style Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

After Fred Barnard - Framed Early 20th Century Oil, Bill Sikes and Bullseye
Located in Corsham, GB
A characterful copy of Fred Barnard's illustration, Bill Sikes and Bullseye from the Charles Dickens novel 'The Adventures of Oliver Twist'. Much like Barnards character study, this ...
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a woman in front of a landscape in a trompe l'œil
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French school circa 1810 Portrait of a woman in front of a landscape in a trompe l'oeil H. 106 cm; L. 91 cm Oil on canvas Preserved in its original vine leaf frame, this large portr...
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1840s French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, Early American Portraiture, American Folk Art
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Portrait of a Boy Holding a Book, c. 1820s Oil on Panel 24" x 19.5" Housed in a 3" Carved Frame Overall Size: 29" x 25 1/4" In excellent condition. Ready to hang and enjoy.
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Early 19th Century Folk Art Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Spanish Woman, dressed as a maja, Spain, circa 1890–1910
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Portrait of a Spanish Woman, dressed as a maja Spain, circa 1890–1910 Oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm Unsigned Provenance Private collection, France Note This refined portrait of a Span...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand I. Prague School, 17th Century, Copper, Old Master
Located in Greven, DE
Unknown artist Prague School Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand I. (1503-1564) 17th century Oil on copper, 21,3 x 16,8 cm Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania, until 2016 This work by an unknown artist is a semi-portrait in predominantly brown-green tones. brown-green tones of the emperor Ferdinand I, who was crowned emperor in 1558. Ferdinand I of the Habsburg dynasty, who was crowned emperor in 1558. in a suit of armour lavishly decorated with gold ornaments. The portrait of Ferdinand...
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17th Century Baroque Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Copper

MID 20TH CENTURY FRENCH PORTRAIT SKETCH OF YOUNG WOMAN - OIL ON CANVAS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French mid 20th century Title: Portrait sketch of a young woman Medium: oil painting on canvas laid to board, unframed Size: painting: 15.25 x 15.25 inches Pro...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of an Exceptional Man
Located in San Francisco, CA
It’s the eyes you notice first, almost photographically rendered in this portrait, and very reminiscent of a certain film star whose first name was Paul. There’s a rock-solid steadin...
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1950s American Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Matador’s Wife
Located in Spokane, WA
Measures Painting 7.5 x 5.0625 inches Framed 13.5 x 11.5 inches In the manner of José Garcia Ramos (1852 - 1912) This is a beautifully framed 19th century Spanish School oil painti...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Panel, Oil

The Matador’s Wife
The Matador’s Wife
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Portrait of Madame Leblond
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French school circa 1815 Portrait of Madame Leblond Oil on canvas H. 66 cm; W. 55 cm Named on the back Comparable to the works of painters such as Louis Hersent, our portrait, unsig...
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1810s French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Oil Portrait of Lady
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
The 19th century American school portrait of a lady embodies the elegance and refinement of the era's portraiture. Painted with meticulous attention to detail, the portrait reflects ...
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19th Century American Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Painting Male Portrait 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. 17th century Dutch school. The young nobleman, very serious, looks out from an oval painted frame, on which he rests his hand to flaunt the family ring. The painting...
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17th Century Other Art Style Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mid 19th Century Oil - Victorian Widow
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine Victorian portrait in oil, showing a woman in half mourning. The sitter is wearing a black mourning dress with white lace collar and cuffs a...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

The Old Jewish Scholar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fabulous little gem oil painting. Looks to be a Rabbi or Jewish scholar. It is signed, could be March? not sure. The professional frame measures 14 inches high by 12 1/4 wide and has silk matting...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Portrait Of An Officer Wearing The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, 1860
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of An Officer Wearing The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, circa 1860 circle of Giuseppe Ugolino (1826-1897) Huge mid 19th Century Italian portrait of an Officer wearing the Order Of Saint Maurice and Lazarus, oil on canvas. Important early military portrait from the Italian Wars Of...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Austrian School Family Portrait
Located in Astoria, NY
Austrian School, Family Portrait, Oil on Canvas, late 19th century, depicting a husband and wife with young child in a garden, surrounded by cherubs, signed "Pawlicek" lower right, g...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century Oil - Girl In Pink And Blue
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking 20th Century portrait of a young girl in a pink and blue dress. The painting is unsigned and presented in a 20th Century gilt frame with white inner window. On canvas board.
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Antique American School Surreal Female Portrait Symbolic Rural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist surreal oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1930s Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A British Officer, early 19th Century - Napoleonic Wars Era
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A British Officer, early 19th Century Napoleonic wars Era Early 19th Century Napoleonic Wars Era portrait of a British military officer, oil on canvas. Excellent quality and condition portrait of the officer in his red tunic...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford (1593-1641), 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Stafford (1593-1641), 17th Century Circle of Anthonius VAN DYCK (1599-1641) Fine 17th century English School Old Master portrait of Anthonius...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Italian Full Length Portrait Oil Painting "The English Gentleman"
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5058 Full length oversized oil painting of an English Nobleman Set in a rapped canvas noframe needed Signed Robert Yarmola
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1980s Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Saint Bartholomew, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Painting oil on canvas depicting a religious subject Saint Bartholomew of excellent pictorial quality. Painting of beautiful size and ...
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1670s Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a young woman in Louis XV period dress
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
French School Portrait of a young woman in Louis XV period dress Pastel on paper mounted on oval canvas H. 68 cm; W. 54 cm (Frame: H. 102 cm; W. 71 cm) 18th century frame, anti-refle...
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Mid-18th Century French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Pastel

Portrait Of A Lady In A Lace Cap & Ruff, 17th Century 1640 Dutch School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Lady In A Lace Cap & Ruff, 17th Century 1640 Dutch School 17th Century Dutch School portrait of a young lady wearing a lace cap and ruff, oil on panel. Excellent qual...
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18th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Tibetan Thangka of Chenresi, Gouache on Linen
Located in Chicago, IL
Thangkas are devotional paintings displayed by Buddhists in monasteries, temples, and even in their homes. The rich red, orange, green, and blue hues are still incredibly vibrant on ...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Linen, Silk, Gouache, Pigment

A Portrait of a Little Girl in a White Dress In the manner of Sorolla
Located in Brookville, NY
While the painting may be signed on the lower right side "Sorolla" it is not by the famed artist Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. It is most likel...
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1910s Post-Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Circa 1900 American Victorian Impressionist Painting of a Woman with a Shawl
Located in New York, NY
This is an American Victorian impressionist painting of a young lady in an orange dress and a shawl over her. It is signed left with initials F.B. Oil on canvas Overall Measuremen...
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20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas

Allegory of Music School After Lorenzo Lippi
Located in Pasadena, CA
After Lorenzo Lippi (Florence, May 6, 1606 - Florence, April 15, 1665) is a Baroque painter of the Florentine school and a seventeenth-century Italian poet.
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17th Century Renaissance Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th Century Venetian School Portrait of a Bishop Oil on Panel Green Brown Black
Located in Sanremo, IT
Painting oil on panel measuring 40 x 30 cm without frame and 48 x 38 with frame representing a great bishop of the Venetian school from the first half of the 18th century. Very curi...
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Early 18th Century Italian School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Young Child by Henton c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wonderful antique portrait of a charming young girl c.1910 The painting is created with oils on board. Dimensions 8" x 11.5". The frame measures 13" x 16.5". The painting is in go...
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Country Gentleman, early 20th Century by Charles Edwin Andrew
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of A Country Gentleman, early 20th Century by Charles Edwin Andrew (1911-1996) Large early 20th century portrait of an English country ...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of Palatine Matthew III Csák of Trencin (1260-1321) Italian School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Palatine Matthew III Csák of Trencin (1260-1321) Italian School - Circle of TITIAN Large 16th Century Italian School portrait of a Matthew III Csak Of Trencin, oil on c...
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17th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Man, Oil On Cardboard, Signature To Be Identified
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Portrait of a man. Oil on cardboard, signature to be identified. Good condition. 46 x 32.5 cm.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Portrait Of A Woman, Oil On Canvas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Portrait of a woman. Oil on canvas. Cracks, small dirt, small paint losses on the edges of the canvas. 41 x 33 cm.
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century French School Signed Dated 1899 Oil Painting
Located in Holywell, GB
19th Century French School A charming portrait of a young woman resplendent in her best bonnet. Indistinctly signed on the front, also inscribed on the frame verso with the artist’...
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19th Century Victorian Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

English School Portrait of a Scholar Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
English School, Portrait of a Scholar, Oil on Canvas, early 19th century, signed indistinctly and dated lower left, ornate giltwood frame. Image: 51.25" H x 40.5" W; frame: 57" H x 4...
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Early 19th Century Academic Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of African Man Tanzania - Signed Oil Painting circa 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: The work is signed and dates to the 1970's period. Title: Portrait of an Africa Woman, believed to be from Tanzania (according to previous owner). Medium: oil paint...
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20th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Pair of Self-Portraits by Peter P. Rubens and Anton van Dyck Gilded Frames XIX
Located in Pistoia, IT
Florentine school of the mid-19th century, pair of oil on cardboard portraits depicting painters Peter Paul Rubens and Anthon Van Dyck in their magnificent original carved and gilded...
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Mid-19th Century Italian School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

View of Toulon, France, dated 1848 signed indistinctly
Located in Blackwater, GB
View of Toulon, France, dated 1848 signed indistinctly Large 19th Century view of Toulon, France, oil on canvas, signed indistinctly. Excellent quality and condition view of the a...
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19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Framed Chinese Emperor and Empress Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Immerse yourself in the regal allure of Chinese history with this captivating pair of framed reverse glass paintings depicting a Chinese Emperor and Empress...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Glass

1960's French Portrait Young Girl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Character Portrait French school, Mid 20th Century Gouache paint on unframed paper stamped to the reverse Image : 25.5 x 19.5 inches Superbly decorative 1960's French portra...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Acrylic

The Flagellation of Christ, Old Master, Flemish School, Oil on copper
Located in Knokke, BE
The Flagellation of Christ Old Master Flemish School 17th century Medium: Oil on copper Dimensions: Image size 22 x 17 cm, frame size 39 x 31 cm
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17th Century Baroque Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Copper

PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM WARHAM, Old Masters Oil on Wood
Located in London, GB
after HANS HOLBEIN THE YOUNGER 1497 – 1543 PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM WARHAM Oil on canvas Image size: 38 x 35 inches (89 x 71 cm) Hand made period style frame The handling of the paint in...
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18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Frolic, 19th Century by Erna Hoppe-Kinross 1875-1964
Located in Blackwater, GB
Frolic, 19th Century by Erna Hoppe-Kinross 1875-1964 - close friend of Claude Monet Large 19th Century French Impressionist scene of the children of summer, oil on canvas by Erna H...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pre War European Hasidic Rabbi Kiddush Levana (Moon) German Judaica Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Kiddush Levanah oil painting Hand signed A. Gruenstein. It is not dated or titled. Pre War European Chasidic Rabbis Kiddush Levana (Blessing on seeing the new moon) German Judaica ...
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20th Century Expressionist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Nude Figurative Portrait Oil Painting - Angela
Located in Bristol, GB
ANGELA Size: 69 x 58 cm (including frame) Oil on Board A brilliantly executed mid-century modernist style figurative nude composition, painted in oil onto board. The focal point of...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil, Board

Polish Judaica Portrait of Hasidic Rabbi with Tallit Synagogue Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Realistic portrait of an old Jewish shtetl type pulpit rabbi by a Polish artist. Here the artist conveys a sense of quiet grandeur through the eyes of his subject and the way it's rendered. Part of a distinguished European lineage of Jewish genre...
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20th Century Realist Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Tête d’expression portrait study of a gentleman
Located in Maidenhead, GB
French Academic School, 18th century A tête d’expression study of a gentleman, c. 1780-90 Oil on canvas 46.1 x 35 cm.; (within frame) 57.5 x 46.6. cm. Provenance: Private Collectio...
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1780s French School Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Matthew At The Piano, dated 1969 by EDWARD HALL (1922-1991)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Matthew At The Piano, dated 1969 by EDWARD HALL (1922-1991) Large 20th century portrait of Matthew at the piano, oil on canvas by Edward Hall...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

L'écolier, 19th Century - Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884)
Located in Blackwater, GB
L'écolier, 19th Century circle of Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848-1884) Large 19th Century portrait of a young village school boy, oil on canvas circle of Jules Bastien-Lepage. Excell...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Art, Rococo Portrait, Oval, Pastel, Portrait of a Lady, Circle of Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of a Lady, Rococo, 18th Century, Fine drawing in Pastel/ Oil Pastel on Paper in the style of Vivien. The Lady might be a woman from Marie Antoinette's Court. It is part of a Pendant (see the other listing with the portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette...
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18th Century Rococo Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache

A Carpenter
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Pigment on mica Paintings on mica originating in India were produced in standard sets for the colonial tourist market. They imitated paintings on glass, which were popular in Europe...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Paint

School Of Thieves, 19th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
School Of Thieves, 19th Century signed J Mathysen Large 19th Century Italian Classroom scene of a School For Thieves, oil on canvas. Unusual and beautifully painted interior scene ...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Red Maids Of Bristol, Sunday Church Service, Lord Mayor's Chapel, 1911
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Red Maids Of Bristol, Sunday Church Service, Lord Mayor's Chapel, Bristol, 1911 by William Holt Yates TITCOMB (1859-1930) Exhibited at the Royal Academy 1911 Large 1911 Chur...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Girl, British School 20th Century Oil
Located in London, GB
British School 20th Century Oil on canvas Image size: 12 x 8 inches Framed
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20th Century Unknown Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Dreaming Young Man By J G DeFeo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5105 Portrait of a young man
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1970s Unknown Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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